SB 6229 - DIGEST |
(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 1ST SUB) |
Requires the agency (as defined in RCW 74.15.020), in order to streamline the foster care application process for child-placing agencies, to: (1) Accept foster care parent applications electronically; |
(2) Complete and return background clearances within thirty days; |
(3) Ensure that the forms required across the state are uniform and consistent between regions; |
(4) If related agency forms change after the foster care application has been received by the agency, not require the applicant to resubmit information on a substantially similar form; |
(5) Ensure that foster care parent applications are processed in a timely manner; and |
(6) E-mail the fingerprint original case agency number to a child-placing agency within five business days of receipt of the fingerprint-based background notice from the family or child-placing agency. |